Feld Ventures

What Feld Ventures does

Feld Ventures is a private venture capital firm founded in 2001 and headquartered in Boulder, Colorado. The firm provides early-stage capital to category-defining technical founders across five thematic sectors: AI & Automation, Frontier Systems (autonomy, robotics, defense), Fintech Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, and Commerce & Logistics. The firm has backed 32 companies to date, with marquee portfolio names including Shield AI, Replit, Firestorm, Vectara, and Carbon 6. The firm operates a founder-first investment model, accepting pitch decks via email ([email protected]) and committing to responses within one to two weeks.

The firm is led by General Partner Shane Feldberg, who previously built Clearco before transitioning from operator to investor, and Venture Partner John Lema, who brings 25+ years of operating experience with multiple exits across SaaS, real estate, and fintech. The investment team is intentionally small (2-5 employees), consistent with a seed-stage focused fund. As a venture capital firm, Feld Ventures generates revenue through standard VC mechanics: management fees on assets under management plus carried interest on portfolio exits. Specific AUM, fund size, and fee terms are not publicly disclosed.

Recent strategic activity includes participation in Autolane's $7.4M seed round (December 2025) and Orbital's $5M seed round (June 2026), alongside co-investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Draper Associates, and Hyperplane. Portfolio outcomes include Carbon 6's acquisition by SPS Commerce for $301M CAD, Replit's growth to a $1.16B valuation, and a commercial partnership between portfolio company Autolane and Simon Property Group to deploy curbside operating system infrastructure across four U.S. shopping centers. The firm has no proprietary technology products, no disclosed APIs or software offerings, and operates as a relationship-driven, founder-led investment platform.

Name

Feld Ventures

Legal name

Feld Ventures

Website

https://feldventures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Feld Ventures is a Boulder-based early-stage venture capital firm that provides capital to category-defining technical founders across AI, defense, frontier systems, fintech, and commerce sectors, with a portfolio of 32 companies and a two-person investment team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B) (FSANAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Early-Stage Venture Capital (Pre-Seed/Seed) (FSANAAAA)

Keywords

• Venture capital investing
• Early-stage startup funding
• Technology company investments
• AI and defense capital
• Frontier systems funding

Headquarters

HQ city

Boulder

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Investment Returns (Carried Interest): VC firms typically generate returns through carried interest on successful portfolio company exits, along with management fees from limited partners.
2. Management Fees: Standard VC fund management fees typically charged as a percentage of assets under management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Feld Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that provides intellectual and financial capital to category-defining technical founders from first check through scale. The firm concentrates on AI & Automation, Frontier Systems (autonomy, robotics, defense), Fintech Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, and Commerce & Logistics, backing technical founders with large markets and clear GTM strategies and offering fast decisions and long-term partnership support.

Product overview

Feld Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that provides capital and strategic support to category-defining technical founders. The firm does not offer a discrete product but rather operates as an investment platform focused on identifying and backing exceptional founders in AI & Automation, Frontier Systems (autonomy, robotics, defense), Fintech Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, and Commerce & Logistics sectors. The firm reviews pitch decks submitted via email at [email protected] and typically responds within one to two weeks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Early-stage venture capital funding

Quantifiable outcome

• 32 companies backed across 5 sectors
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Simon Property Groupportfolio partnershipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 December 2025Simon Property Group partnered with Autolane (a Feld Ventures portfolio company) to deploy curbside operating system at four Simon shopping center properties in Texas and California, including The Domain, Barton Creek Square, Stanford Shopping Center, and Great Mall.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Notation Capital: Seed-stage venture firm focused on technical founders. Comparable to Feld Ventures in stage, fund size, founder-first positioning, and thesis on category-defining companies.
• Founders Fund: Peter Thiel-led venture firm investing across frontier tech, defense, and AI. Comparable to Feld Ventures in thesis areas (defense, autonomy, frontier systems) and founder-focused posture.
• Bloomberg Beta: Operator-led early-stage venture firm investing in enterprise and frontier software. Comparable to Feld Ventures in its small-team, founder-first orientation and concentrated thesis investing.
• Promus Ventures: Early-stage venture firm specializing in space, frontier tech, and deep tech. Directly comparable thesis overlap with Feld Ventures' frontier/defense portfolio.
• Lux Capital: Early-stage venture firm investing in frontier science, AI, defense, and space. Comparable to Feld Ventures because both target technical founders in frontier/defense categories with concentrated thesis-driven portfolios.
• Eniac Ventures: Seed-stage venture firm backing technical founders across AI, fintech, and enterprise. Comparable in stage, check size, and founder-led decision-making approach.
• Costanoa Ventures: Early-stage venture firm with operator-investor team structure. Comparable to Feld Ventures in the operator-to-investor model and concentration on enterprise and frontier software.

Emerging players

• 1517 Fund: Early-stage fund focused on young technical founders dropping out of college. Comparable to Feld Ventures in thesis on technical founders and small-team early-stage investing.
• Contrary Capital: University-affiliated venture firm investing in student-led technical companies. Comparable to Feld Ventures in the technical-founder thesis, though earlier in company lifecycle.

Broad incumbents

• Andreessen Horowitz: Mega-fund with significant AI, defense, and frontier-tech investing activity. Comparable as a co-investor alongside Feld Ventures (e.g., in Orbital) and as a competitor for the same technical-founder deal flow.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fgvholdings
• Facebookfacebook.com/feldaglobalofficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/13178011

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments10 records

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